American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 100
- Number 4
- January 1944
Article
Publication date: 01 January 1944
Pages462–467An attempt has been made to discuss addicts from the standpoint of types set up on the basis of manifestations of personality. It must be remembered, however, that any classification is of value only if it leads to better understanding the patient, which ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.100.4.462Publication date: 01 January 1944
Pages474–4791. A study has been made of 100 men suffering from alcoholism, admitted to the New York Hospital, Westchester Division, between 1934 and 1940. 2. A review of the family background has shown the common occurrence of excessive drinking in the relatives, the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.100.4.474Publication date: 01 January 1944
Pages480–4961. This investigation is concerned with the frequency and nature of intellectual impairment in head injuries. 2. The methods for evaluation of defects are discussed with special reference to the two criteria used in this study: comparison of performance ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.100.4.480Publication date: 01 January 1944
Pages501–505A study of the clinical-anatomic relationships in arteriosclerotic psychoses reveals numerous inconsistencies, which indicate that different persons vary greatly in their ability to withstand cerebral damage. The observations suggest that individuals who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.100.4.501Publication date: 01 January 1944
Pages506–515A statistical analysis was made of 890 casualties which occurred in mental institutions coming under the jurisdiction of the Department of Mental Health during 1942. Significant observations included: 1. The casualty rate was highest among the aged. 2. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.100.4.506